190
190
Nov 15, 2012
11/12
by
WTTG
tv
eye 190
favorite 0
quote 1
turn out kelley was in communication with general allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. how did she know him? kelley volunteered to organize social events for senior officers at her home near mcdill air force base in tampa. the e-mails between general allen and kelley are said to be flirtatious and owe tensionally embarrassing but officials with knowledge of the e-mails say they were not sexually ex- police sit and did not offer any evidence of an affair. but, now, general allen's nomination to lead nato is in limbo. >> no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isap and leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence to lead our forces and continue the fight. but his nomination has been put on hold as a prudent measure until we determine what the facts are. >> reporter: for the first time sin the scandal broke, president obama weighed in on general david petraeus. >> he served this country with great distinction in iraq, in afghanistan and as head of the cia. >> reporter: one lingering question has been whether
turn out kelley was in communication with general allen, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. how did she know him? kelley volunteered to organize social events for senior officers at her home near mcdill air force base in tampa. the e-mails between general allen and kelley are said to be flirtatious and owe tensionally embarrassing but officials with knowledge of the e-mails say they were not sexually ex- police sit and did not offer any evidence of an affair. but, now, general allen's...
26
26
tv
eye 26
favorite 0
quote 0
that they are embarking on a plan to wipe out all resistance to u.s. policy in the region and let's talk about why this is happening i mean we know the palestine has been for statehood november twenty ninth i think it is what what does this have to do with the offensive that we're seeing me well over twenty nine palestine solidarity day and on that day palestine is going to be bringing to the u.n. general assembly their bid for statehood which would really mean i mean that the big important thing about that is if they are granted statehood then the international criminal court has to see in this international court the allegations of war crimes and illegal settlements by the state of israel so israeli and u.s. officials tried very very hard to pressure the palestinian authority into not introducing this statehood bid and actually said if you do this we're going to punish you for it and so we're just weeks away from that statehood bed and so it's very likely that this is that punishment that they are talking about trying to prevent that from happening b
that they are embarking on a plan to wipe out all resistance to u.s. policy in the region and let's talk about why this is happening i mean we know the palestine has been for statehood november twenty ninth i think it is what what does this have to do with the offensive that we're seeing me well over twenty nine palestine solidarity day and on that day palestine is going to be bringing to the u.n. general assembly their bid for statehood which would really mean i mean that the big important...
142
142
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WTTG
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> now a second top u.s. general is involved, a man on track to becoming the next supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe. let me catch you up tonight. jill kelley is the tampa socialite who was an unpaid social liaison with the air force base in tampa. she contacted the fbi about so- called threatening e-mails. that led them to paula broadwell right there, the david petraeus biographer. the fbi discover general petraeus who was director of the cia had an affair with broadwell, so he resigned last week. now enter another four star general, john allen, who is the commander in afghanistan. he's being investigated for what may be inappropriate e- mails with jill kelley, that tampa woman who triggered the whole investigation in the first place. now they deny any wrongdoing. they're both married to other people, but because general allen is being investigated his nomination to become the next supreme allied commander is on hold. >> if the findings are that he's done nothing wrong, they it will be up to t
. >> now a second top u.s. general is involved, a man on track to becoming the next supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe. let me catch you up tonight. jill kelley is the tampa socialite who was an unpaid social liaison with the air force base in tampa. she contacted the fbi about so- called threatening e-mails. that led them to paula broadwell right there, the david petraeus biographer. the fbi discover general petraeus who was director of the cia had an affair with...
205
205
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KGO
tv
eye 205
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> u.s. super ter has taken the crown as the worldest fastest. -- titan is at the oakridge national lab in tennessee topped a list of 500 super computers unveiled yesterday at a conference in salt lake city. titan was retrofited by a santa clara company. engineers say graphics will allow titan to perform 70 called drill2)w beyond calculations per second. >>> new pepsi drink claims it can cut the fat in your body. pepsi special set to hit the market today in japan, soda infused with direction trinh found in many supplements -- -- dextrin found in many supplements sold here in the u.s.. >> new study suggests the old saying flattery will get you everywhere. team of japanese scientists say they've found a compliment encourages students to perform better a part of brain is stimulated when a person is rewarded with a compliment or cash. the study published online >>> just a week after voters approved prop entirety cal-state leaders face a few decision this morning. should students have to pay more
. >>> u.s. super ter has taken the crown as the worldest fastest. -- titan is at the oakridge national lab in tennessee topped a list of 500 super computers unveiled yesterday at a conference in salt lake city. titan was retrofited by a santa clara company. engineers say graphics will allow titan to perform 70 called drill2)w beyond calculations per second. >>> new pepsi drink claims it can cut the fat in your body. pepsi special set to hit the market today in japan, soda...
129
129
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
at 2000 pages of the documents and exchanges between john allen and jill kelley, a former liaison at u.s. central command. it described the tone of some of the emails as flirtatious. >> might you right now is, let's see what the investigation turns upper and what the congress and the committees are able to determine as to what exactly took place. when >> kelley's brother said she has done nothing wrong. what she is very dedicated says something like this is just a fluke. what she had complained to the fbi several months ago about receiving threatening emails from paula broadwell, a biographer of david petraeus. petraeus resign dollar friday and. >> this was a personal indiscretion, as far as we know. why someone would be personally indiscrete is their own problem. whether they would do that in an e-mail is beyond my imagination. >> the search her home friday night. general allen has denied any wrongdoing in the white house as the president still has faith. >> the president thinks very highly of general allen and his service to this country as well as the job he has done in afghanistan. >
at 2000 pages of the documents and exchanges between john allen and jill kelley, a former liaison at u.s. central command. it described the tone of some of the emails as flirtatious. >> might you right now is, let's see what the investigation turns upper and what the congress and the committees are able to determine as to what exactly took place. when >> kelley's brother said she has done nothing wrong. what she is very dedicated says something like this is just a fluke. what she...
245
245
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
KQED
tv
eye 245
favorite 0
quote 0
now it is the actions of the top u.s. commander in afghanistan called into question. failing its mandate, the bbc gains access into an internal report showing the united nations failed to protect civilians in sri lanka. >> they left actually at the moment the population needed them more than ever. the government wanted them out of the way essentially because they didn't want anyone to see what was happening. >> running the world in just a week. a marathon man on a mission that boo leave most of us in the dust. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. bizarre. it is the only way to describe the scandal that has already claimed the job of the c.i.a. director and now has america's top commander in afghanistan under investigation. both are strange enough, but how do you explain the addition of a shirtless f.b.i. agent and 30,000 e-mails. here is the latest. >> it is a washington drama with a stellar cast. the spy chief, the top general and two women who soon found themselves at the heart of american power. the lid came off the scandal l
now it is the actions of the top u.s. commander in afghanistan called into question. failing its mandate, the bbc gains access into an internal report showing the united nations failed to protect civilians in sri lanka. >> they left actually at the moment the population needed them more than ever. the government wanted them out of the way essentially because they didn't want anyone to see what was happening. >> running the world in just a week. a marathon man on a mission that boo...
257
257
Nov 12, 2012
11/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 257
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> and finally tonight, on this veterans day monday, a story of courage and the oath that u.s. forces take to protect the country, no matter the cost. even when the odds are stacked against them, even when their comrades have fallen. two and a half years ago, our own senior white house correspondent jake tapper saw the faces of some of these men and knew he had to write their story. and his new book, which comes out tomorrow is called "the outpost: an untold story of american valor." >> reporter: on october 3rd, 2009, i was at the hospital with my wife and my newborn son. out of the corner of my eye i caught a news story from afghanistan. >> eight soldiers lost their lives. >> reporter: an attack on a remote u.s. military base, combat outpost keating. >> i've been on three deployments, i've never seen that large a force attacking one static position. >> reporter: just 53 americans fought valiantly against up to 400 taliban insurgents. shown here on this terrifying video posted months later. and as i held my son, i learned of eight other sons taken from us that day, in what was
. >>> and finally tonight, on this veterans day monday, a story of courage and the oath that u.s. forces take to protect the country, no matter the cost. even when the odds are stacked against them, even when their comrades have fallen. two and a half years ago, our own senior white house correspondent jake tapper saw the faces of some of these men and knew he had to write their story. and his new book, which comes out tomorrow is called "the outpost: an untold story of american...
18
18
tv
eye 18
favorite 0
quote 0
forgot that her own mailbox was also full of quote unquote inappropriate e-mails from the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan general john allen also a married official said there were somewhere from twenty to thirty thousand pages of those e-mails of course they did not reveal the content of those e-mails they just said there was inappropriate communication between the two this may sound like a huge manyfold family drama but it's more serious than that and the military lawyer adultery can be a crime and punishment can be time in prison although general allen will remain the commander of getting sent defense secretary panetta said that he had asked president obama to delay the general's nominate. to be the commander of american forces in europe and the supreme allied commander of nato so john allen would be the third afghanistan general who fell from grace so abruptly and so shockingly too many first it was general stanley mcchrystal resigned when a magazine quoted him saying unflattering things about the administration and then general petraeus over a woman and now general john allen
forgot that her own mailbox was also full of quote unquote inappropriate e-mails from the commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan general john allen also a married official said there were somewhere from twenty to thirty thousand pages of those e-mails of course they did not reveal the content of those e-mails they just said there was inappropriate communication between the two this may sound like a huge manyfold family drama but it's more serious than that and the military lawyer adultery can...
24
24
tv
eye 24
favorite 0
quote 0
they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. things are much worse after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there are many of them are libyan al-qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign fighters whatever is wrong with assad i think that the people of syria tend not to want outsiders to be telling them what to do they fear these so-called rebels just as much as they fear their own government and my guess is they don't want foreigners occupying and running their country and a serious bloody standoff is exposed deep political and sectarian cracks in neighboring lebanon with the gun battle springing up daily in the northern part of the state catherine reports from the nation hit by fierce clashes between ongoing warring groups. they share a determination to fight to the death but this isn
they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. things are much worse after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there are many of them are libyan al-qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign...
19
19
tv
eye 19
favorite 0
quote 0
they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there many of them are libyan al qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign fighters whatever is wrong with assad i think that the people of syria tend not to want outsiders to be telling them what to do they fear these so-called rebels just as much as they fear their own government and my guess is they don't want foreigners occupying and running their country. let's talk about the implications of the french decision to not have joined live by called helen and contributing editor of the foreign policy in focus think tank on high fronts than the first to recognize libya's opposition now it's the first to recognize the syrian rebel group do you see any parallels there. unfortu
they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there many of them are libyan al qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign...
32
32
tv
eye 32
favorite 0
quote 0
was a younger woman but other than that she's devoted to the u.s. military this is this is just sad for mrs portray yes. and it's embarrassing for the family but it's a very private matter and what is the f.b.i. doing reading private e-mails anyway was another school or. one that we've heard it . was maybe not the thing alone patris was a staunch war lobby whole kid many enemies there for the cia and f.b.i. maybe the cia and f.b.i. colluded to see him go because it was an emoji. i don't think the cia colluded with him i think that with it i think that. i think it's the f.b.i. alone and what we've discovered is the man who started the investigation was obsessed he began sending topless photographs of himself to one of the women in the case and he was removed and he then went to a member of congress and said don't let them push this under the rug but it should have been under the rug it should have been just abandoned this is it i think i see this as a huge embarrassment for the f.b.i. it is a very juicy story that they've created and it's interesting
was a younger woman but other than that she's devoted to the u.s. military this is this is just sad for mrs portray yes. and it's embarrassing for the family but it's a very private matter and what is the f.b.i. doing reading private e-mails anyway was another school or. one that we've heard it . was maybe not the thing alone patris was a staunch war lobby whole kid many enemies there for the cia and f.b.i. maybe the cia and f.b.i. colluded to see him go because it was an emoji. i don't think...
20
20
tv
eye 20
favorite 0
quote 0
the sun say the timing is links to the u.s. presidential vote with a cover up taking place to ensure a bomb is re-election and at the same number see no solid players saying it's purely beatrice's mistake that led to his downfall so let us know what you're saying on the. a good look at some other international news this hour u.s. military prosecutors have a choice of the death penalty for sergeant robert bales who's accused of killing sixteen afghan civilians the incident took place in march one bales allegedly left his remote outpost at night and executed his victims nine of them children the case has become the deadliest war crime by a single american officer since the beginning in afghanistan. jordan has seen mass protests after the country's prime minister announced a fuel price hike demonstrations took place in the competition supported by twelve other cities throughout the country despite criticism of their ruling more of being punishable by three years behind bars opposition groups have called for the popular revolution.
the sun say the timing is links to the u.s. presidential vote with a cover up taking place to ensure a bomb is re-election and at the same number see no solid players saying it's purely beatrice's mistake that led to his downfall so let us know what you're saying on the. a good look at some other international news this hour u.s. military prosecutors have a choice of the death penalty for sergeant robert bales who's accused of killing sixteen afghan civilians the incident took place in march...
119
119
Nov 16, 2012
11/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 119
favorite 0
quote 0
senior u.s. officials say a decision was made to keep the role of terrorists secret because of the legitimate issues. >> to be more specific about the al-qaeda involvement, yet, the final one said indications of extremists. >> reporter: petraeus was among the officials who signed off on the talking points. but lawmakers say he didn't play exactly how or by whom the final decision was made. so democrats defend susan rice saying she was simply limited in what she could say publicly, even if the government new more. republicans who are so critical of her say she should have known there was an al-qaeda link, and should have been more careful in saying that a video was involved. >> and more about the fiscal cliff looming at the end of the year. the president's first meeting with congressional leaders got off to an optimistic start. which is good because they have six weeks to fix it before it happens. they worked to come up with a deal. house speaker john boehner says he thinks they will have a soluti
senior u.s. officials say a decision was made to keep the role of terrorists secret because of the legitimate issues. >> to be more specific about the al-qaeda involvement, yet, the final one said indications of extremists. >> reporter: petraeus was among the officials who signed off on the talking points. but lawmakers say he didn't play exactly how or by whom the final decision was made. so democrats defend susan rice saying she was simply limited in what she could say publicly,...
18
18
tv
eye 18
favorite 0
quote 0
to recognize the new syrian rebel coalition as these sole legitimate wars of the syrian people the u.s. and other european nations stop short of doing so saying the foreign based group should first show it's able to represent syrians inside the country paris also said it would look at arming the rebels are reports. the french president francois hollande said that the syrian opposition coalition would act as a temporary government in the future and he said that it would be the tosca of the syrian opposition to now establish a transitional government and earlier in the week six gulf states recognize the opposition coalition we could tolerate foreign minister saying that this recognition now removed obstacles to the securing of weapons to the syrian opposition it is important to make a distinct parallel with what we've seeing back on the tenth of march two thousand and eleven we saw the same scenario unfolding when france was the first country to recognize the transitional national council which was essentially the opposition fighters in libya and this is what we're witnessing this parall
to recognize the new syrian rebel coalition as these sole legitimate wars of the syrian people the u.s. and other european nations stop short of doing so saying the foreign based group should first show it's able to represent syrians inside the country paris also said it would look at arming the rebels are reports. the french president francois hollande said that the syrian opposition coalition would act as a temporary government in the future and he said that it would be the tosca of the...
23
23
tv
eye 23
favorite 0
quote 0
to some other international news this hour for you u.s. military prosecutors have requested the death penalty for sergeant robert bales who is accused of killing sixteen afghan civilians be incident took place in march when bales allegedly left his remote outpost at night and executed his victims nine of them civilian and children so the case has become the deadliest war crime by a single american officer since the beginning of the war in afghanistan. children have seen mass protests after the country's prime minister announced a fuel price hike demonstrations took place in the capital supported by twelve other cities throughout the country despite criticism of the ruling monarch being punishable by three years behind bars opposition groups have called for a popular revolution. a small plane has crashed into a friend's son paolo's airport in brazil the pilot damaged his head inspired while to other passengers survived the incident with minor injuries and it's not yet clear what caused the crash but there are reports the plane failed to bre
to some other international news this hour for you u.s. military prosecutors have requested the death penalty for sergeant robert bales who is accused of killing sixteen afghan civilians be incident took place in march when bales allegedly left his remote outpost at night and executed his victims nine of them civilian and children so the case has become the deadliest war crime by a single american officer since the beginning of the war in afghanistan. children have seen mass protests after the...
206
206
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 206
favorite 0
quote 0
♪ >> law enforcement and multiple u.s. officials tell nbc news that e-mails between him and paula broadwell, his biographer, were indicative of an extramarital affair. >> how exciting! >> little roger moore action there. steven colbert fesses up to an inappropriate relationship of his own. >> it's time for me to come clean. i had an improper relationship with my biographer. spent a lot of time alone with the author of these books. there was a connection, and let's just say he got a little handsy. and i did things i never thought i would do, but have been doing for decades. i'm sorry. >> he got a little handsy there. they tell me we're out of time but i know mika is all about good food, healthy eating, but the one thing she can't resist is nutella. unfortunately for you, it looks like france is trying to impose a big tax on palm oil which will end up limiting the amount of nutella that is produced. since you vacation in the south of france often this could be a concern for you. >> this is huge. do you have a nutella story y
♪ >> law enforcement and multiple u.s. officials tell nbc news that e-mails between him and paula broadwell, his biographer, were indicative of an extramarital affair. >> how exciting! >> little roger moore action there. steven colbert fesses up to an inappropriate relationship of his own. >> it's time for me to come clean. i had an improper relationship with my biographer. spent a lot of time alone with the author of these books. there was a connection, and let's just...
171
171
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
KNTV
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
by 2020, the u.s. could be the largest oil producer in the world. >>> kevin clash, the voice of elmo on sesame street is taking a leave of absence after allegations surfaced of a relationship with an underage male. clash admits to the relationship but says it was between two consenting adults. >>> the word of the year in the oxford american dictionary for 2012 is gif, which stands for graphics interchange format that can create simple animations and is widely used on the internet. others words include eurogeddon, super pac and super storm. >>> a new study finds a link between women who had the flu during pregnancy and autism. children born to women who had the flu while pregnant were at least twice as likely being diagnosed with autism before the age of three. pregnant women who had a fever for over a week were also at risk. researchers are urging pregnant women to get their flu shots. >>> stocks started the week on the flat side but there was excitement when there was a trading glitch that ate up half
by 2020, the u.s. could be the largest oil producer in the world. >>> kevin clash, the voice of elmo on sesame street is taking a leave of absence after allegations surfaced of a relationship with an underage male. clash admits to the relationship but says it was between two consenting adults. >>> the word of the year in the oxford american dictionary for 2012 is gif, which stands for graphics interchange format that can create simple animations and is widely used on the...
141
141
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 141
favorite 0
quote 0
he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only petraeus but his successor. john allen who took over from petraeus in afghanistan and is the president's choice to be supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe, a nomination now temporarily on hold. >> sweetheart, thank you for all that you have done for me and for our precious -- >> reporter: the general is married with a sterling record but on a flight to australia monday night aides to defense secretary leon panetta said there was a dramatic turn in the case. fbi investigators uncovered potentially inappropriate communications be
he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only...
136
136
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 136
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> october 2009, general petraeus takes over u.s. central command at mcgill air force base in tampa. that is where she meets jill kelley. two years later. june, 2010, general petraeus is named top command in afghanistan. >> i'm also pleased to nominate david petraeus on to take command in afghanistan. >> then paula broadwell begins on his biography. >> i was embedded with him in afghanistan. it was confusing for the folks because i'm a military reservist with a top clearance. a lot of my former peers was a major broadwell. >> it was an open secret that they were involved while he being a commander in 2010. but petraeus's spokesman says the affair didn't start after he left the military. then general petraeus retires from the army. >> an occasion like this is time for reflection. >> he is named at c.i.a. director. >> the opportunity to swear in the new director c.i.a., general david petraeus. >> broadwell's book is released. may 2023, f.b.i. start to investigate harassing e-mails sent to jill kelley. one month later they discover the
. >> october 2009, general petraeus takes over u.s. central command at mcgill air force base in tampa. that is where she meets jill kelley. two years later. june, 2010, general petraeus is named top command in afghanistan. >> i'm also pleased to nominate david petraeus on to take command in afghanistan. >> then paula broadwell begins on his biography. >> i was embedded with him in afghanistan. it was confusing for the folks because i'm a military reservist with a top...
169
169
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WUSA
tv
eye 169
favorite 0
quote 0
in tampa the air force base, the headquarters for u.s. central command, so there's major military power players down there. this has given us kind of a window as to what goes on down there when they're not on the clock so to speak. >> it appears as though the military has a lot of rules that almost seem old-fashioned to a lot of folks. adultery is against the law, for example. does anybody in the military think, you know what? it's time for some of these things to change. >> some people think that, but i don't think that's a real serious discussion that's occurring, because the military is a very fundamentally coer change doesn't come very quick l. i think they'll stick with that for now. >> what's next on the agenda. >> reporter: the d.o.d. inspector general is looking at this. i don't know whether that could take take weeks or two months. they will forward to the secretary of defense who will take a look at whatever they find and make some kind of recommendation. >> to be continued. andrew tillman, thank you so much. we'll probably be t
in tampa the air force base, the headquarters for u.s. central command, so there's major military power players down there. this has given us kind of a window as to what goes on down there when they're not on the clock so to speak. >> it appears as though the military has a lot of rules that almost seem old-fashioned to a lot of folks. adultery is against the law, for example. does anybody in the military think, you know what? it's time for some of these things to change. >> some...
135
135
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WTTG
tv
eye 135
favorite 0
quote 0
and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> happening now, the murder trial of a buoy state university student. opening statements set to begin in a half hour. alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate. killed her last year after the two argued over music played on an i pod. if convicted, she faces life in prison without parole. >>> another case we're following former dc council chairman kwame brown will be sentenced in court later today. bank fraud and campaign finance charges. separate sentences for both. melanie is live this morning with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. all of this is going to play out in two separate court houses because he's facing charges in two different jurisdictions. one, the bank fraud charges is a federal case and the other is a campaign finance charge. suggesting in the bank fraud case a 6 day jail term. but could be much longer in the campaign violation case, that second case. brown was a rising political star. instead he had a high profile fall after
and the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >> happening now, the murder trial of a buoy state university student. opening statements set to begin in a half hour. alexis simpson is accused of killing her roommate. killed her last year after the two argued over music played on an i pod. if convicted, she faces life in prison without parole. >>> another case we're following former dc council chairman kwame brown will be sentenced in court later today. bank fraud and campaign...
154
154
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WJLA
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: as the home of the u.s. central command and the special operations command, access to the macdill air force base in tampa is closely guarded, but 37-year-old jill kelley, whose calls to the fbi and e-mails to general allen are at the center of the scandal had no problem becoming close over the years to the country's most powerful generals stationed there, including david petraeus and john allen. >> jill is known as a gracious host, a vivacious individual. >> reporter: this picture was taken two years ago at a party at the kelley home showing jill's twin sister natalie, general petraeus, jill's husband scott and the general's wife holly. >> there was no question they were friends and no reason why they wouldn't be friends. >> reporter: but kelley, who spent the day at her home in tampa, and her twin sister are also known be some detractors as name droppers and social climbers, who once appeared on a reality tv cooking program. as jill kelley stared out the window of her home today, a television program about
. >> reporter: as the home of the u.s. central command and the special operations command, access to the macdill air force base in tampa is closely guarded, but 37-year-old jill kelley, whose calls to the fbi and e-mails to general allen are at the center of the scandal had no problem becoming close over the years to the country's most powerful generals stationed there, including david petraeus and john allen. >> jill is known as a gracious host, a vivacious individual. >>...
64
64
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBC
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
a u.s. official telling nbc news that 20 to 30,000 pages of documents could connect general allen to jill kelley. allen has denied all
a u.s. official telling nbc news that 20 to 30,000 pages of documents could connect general allen to jill kelley. allen has denied all
176
176
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
CNN
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 0
today, the u.s. general in charge of allied troops in afghanistan, the top commander john allen is himself the subject of a pentagon investigation of allegedly inappropriate communications with jill kelley. yes, that jill kelley, we're talking about the same tampa housewife whom david petraeus' then mistress paula broadwell apparently saw as a rival. a whole new chapter in a saga that since last friday has been one bombshell after another. and so far, all of them have something to do with kelley. she's a volunteer military liaison at the air force base, home of the u.s. central command in tampa, florida. kelley complained to the fbi last spring when paula broadwell was having an affair with petraeus allegedly harassed her with jealous e-mails. petraeus admitted the affair with broadwell but denies any elicit contact with kelley. so does general allen who was scheduled for a senate confirmation hearing this very week to become nato's supreme allied commander. today that's on hold, but he will continue
today, the u.s. general in charge of allied troops in afghanistan, the top commander john allen is himself the subject of a pentagon investigation of allegedly inappropriate communications with jill kelley. yes, that jill kelley, we're talking about the same tampa housewife whom david petraeus' then mistress paula broadwell apparently saw as a rival. a whole new chapter in a saga that since last friday has been one bombshell after another. and so far, all of them have something to do with...
142
142
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
WBAL
tv
eye 142
favorite 0
quote 0
the u.s. commander in afghanistan was on track to become nato commander until the disclosure that he was under investigation by the pentagon. jill kelley in general allen allegedly exchanged emails and documents suspected of being inappropriate. allen insisted that there was no affair. >> she complains she was getting harassing emails and lead fbi to the affair. allenn got a vote of confidence today. >> he believes he is doing and has done an excellent job. some are angry that the afghan war, costing some u.s. lives and dollars, was hardly mentioned until this. >> and now we are becoming obsessed with the sex life of the director of the cia and the commander? a bit of this just seems out of balance. >> some question the fbi's involvement. >> those certainly involving a love triangle or whatever, it should not rise to this level. >> others wonder why the federal probe had been kept from congress and the white house. >> the fbi knew all about this months ago when they apparently told nobody abou
the u.s. commander in afghanistan was on track to become nato commander until the disclosure that he was under investigation by the pentagon. jill kelley in general allen allegedly exchanged emails and documents suspected of being inappropriate. allen insisted that there was no affair. >> she complains she was getting harassing emails and lead fbi to the affair. allenn got a vote of confidence today. >> he believes he is doing and has done an excellent job. some are angry that the...
108
108
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 108
favorite 0
quote 0
u.s. official tells nbc news that the documents could connect general allen to jill kelley. she's the same woman whose original complaint about harassing e-mails set off the initial investigation. e-mails that multiple law enforcement sources tell nbc was traced back to this woman, paula broadwell. she's admitted to an affair with dvp dp. last night fbi agents searched paula broadwell's home, the home she shares with her family. she had given them permission to go into the home. they took out boxes and apparently photo es. joining me now is jim frederick, editor at "time" magazine. i heard people joke about this and all the salacious titles. but at the heart of this are some serious and legitimate conce concerns. the president not making any huge pronouncements, but starting with general allen here, the e-mails were exchanged over a two-year span. his confirmation is being held up. that's a big deal. >> it's a huge deal. the story is changing by the hour. every hour there are new allegatio
u.s. official tells nbc news that the documents could connect general allen to jill kelley. she's the same woman whose original complaint about harassing e-mails set off the initial investigation. e-mails that multiple law enforcement sources tell nbc was traced back to this woman, paula broadwell. she's admitted to an affair with dvp dp. last night fbi agents searched paula broadwell's home, the home she shares with her family. she had given them permission to go into the home. they took out...
130
130
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
one was responsible for u.s. forces in afghanistan. as i recall there may be a conflict going on there and there has been for some time. does the fbi not have enough to do that one of its agents can pursue what seems to be something driven by personal motives, never mind whether he can keep his clothes on or not, you wonder the general, general allen, who again, supreme allied commander nominee, but at the time engaged with the war in afghanistan is reported to have sent 20 to 30,000 pages of documents to these ladies. is there not enough work for either of these people there? >> there's not a reasonable judge in america that would read a letter from someone not involved in the case doesn't know the evidence in the case and in any way adjust their judgment accordingly, which means these generals naively, stupidly wrote these letters september 20th and on september 22nd thinking they could actually influence a judge in this case. if they don't have lawyers that they would check with and say should i write this letter then they are just
one was responsible for u.s. forces in afghanistan. as i recall there may be a conflict going on there and there has been for some time. does the fbi not have enough to do that one of its agents can pursue what seems to be something driven by personal motives, never mind whether he can keep his clothes on or not, you wonder the general, general allen, who again, supreme allied commander nominee, but at the time engaged with the war in afghanistan is reported to have sent 20 to 30,000 pages of...
260
260
Nov 14, 2012
11/12
by
WTTG
tv
eye 260
favorite 0
quote 0
the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia ronald machen said, "kwame brown squandered his bright political future and an opportunity to be a role model for the district's youth. brown was ordered to perform his community service in a visible place during weekdays so people could see that his crimes were not going unpunished." >> bob barnard. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin was in the courtroom today. mark, it's hard for anybody who is watching this to say he got too much punishment. i guess the question is did he get too little? >> well, people were really shocked. the u.s. attorney asked for six days and judge richard leon, the federal judge, never put him behind bars, just put him in custody till 5:30, did order 480 hours of community service, did order home detention, but many people felt that the u.s. attorney saying this would send a strong message really wasn't a strong message unless he was actually put behind bars for a certain period of time. >> did losing his job ultimately
the u.s. attorney for the district of columbia ronald machen said, "kwame brown squandered his bright political future and an opportunity to be a role model for the district's youth. brown was ordered to perform his community service in a visible place during weekdays so people could see that his crimes were not going unpunished." >> bob barnard. fox 5 political analyst mark plotkin was in the courtroom today. mark, it's hard for anybody who is watching this to say he got too...
178
178
Nov 13, 2012
11/12
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 178
favorite 0
quote 0
today we learn the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is implicated in the scandal as well as unnamed f.b.i. official who was taken off the case for becoming too involve involved. david petraeus's paramour seen in public for the first time since the affair was revealed friday. jogging in rain outside her brother's northwest home and later in suv. overnight, the defense secretary announced john allen, the commanderring general in afghanistan was also under investigation for sending and receiving hundreds of "flirtatious" e-mails that amounted to 30,000 pages to and from jill kelley, the tampa bay socialite whose complaint to the f.b.i. resulted in the petraeus affair being revealed. defense secretary panetta office notified the chairman of the house armed services committee that he referred the allen investigation to pentagon inspector general. >> while the matter is under investigation, and before the facts are determined, general allen will remain commanderer. general allen is entitled to due to press in this --
today we learn the top u.s. commander in afghanistan is implicated in the scandal as well as unnamed f.b.i. official who was taken off the case for becoming too involve involved. david petraeus's paramour seen in public for the first time since the affair was revealed friday. jogging in rain outside her brother's northwest home and later in suv. overnight, the defense secretary announced john allen, the commanderring general in afghanistan was also under investigation for sending and receiving...